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Royal Flemish Vase

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Co. (American, New Bedford, MA)

CultureAmerican

Date1894

MediumGlass | Gilt

DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

InscribedPaper seal: "Royal Flemish Mt. W.G.Co.".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.5057

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-6, Case 39

DescriptionRoyal Flemish vase. Urn shaped with a straight .75" neck. Gold raised dragons and swirls. Gilt swirled dividing lines colored inside with red-brown and several shades of tan. Clear painted glass.

Published ReferencesR.W. Lee, NINETEENTH CENTURY ART GLASS, reproduction pl. 20. WOMAN'S DAY Magazine, Aug. 1964, ill. Betty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211.